Decrease of the carrying capacity of the Oosterschelde estuary (SW Delta, NL) for bivalve filter feeders due to overgrazing?

Aquaculture

Volumn 404-405, Issue , 2013, Pages 28-34

  Smaal, A C ^a   Schellekens, T ^a   van Stralen, M R ^b   Kromkamp, J C ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MarinX   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cockle; Mussel; Oyster; Primary production; Shellfish culture; Top down control

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIVALVE; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CARRYING CAPACITY; FILTRATION; FOOD LIMITATION; FRACTIONATION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OVERGRAZING; PICOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SHELLFISH CULTURE; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

NETHERLANDS; OOSTERSCHELDE; ZEELAND;

EID: 84880012051     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.04.008     Document Type: Article

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